Asteroid Mining Startup Loses Its Spacecraft Somewhere Beyond the Moon
A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet.
China unveils first homegrown space mining robot
Researchers from the China University of Mining and Technology develops China's first space mining robot. Photo: Screenshot ...
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A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold California startup AstroForge in 2022 with the aim of hunting for precious metals ...
Elon Musk's Starship blew up again — and our prospects of mining the moon hang in the balance
Space companies need Starship's super-heavy heft to fly human habitats and mining equipment to the moon. The rocket just ...
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'I think we all know that hope is fading.' Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space
AstroForge's Odin asteroid probe, the box-shaped spaceraft at center right, is seen after launch beneath the private ...
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Water mining on the moon may be easier than expected, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander finds
Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less ...
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The First-Ever Private Mission To Deep Space Is About To Launch
There have been many discussions about the legal issues surrounding mining in space. The US unilaterally allows for the commercial extraction of material from celestial bodies, and other countries ...
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Fleet Space acquires seismic exploration technology company HiSeis
HiSeis specializes in hard rock seismic technology, offering high-resolution subsurface imaging that aids in the identification of mineral deposits.